Here we are on the last day of July, and it happens to be on a Monday. Do you know how many times I told myself "I'll start a diet Monday..." and then that Monday was the last day of the month so that turned into "well I'll just have one more day to get it out of my system and REALLY start the 1st of the month." (eye roll)
There is never going to be a perfect day that just makes starting easy. I promise you don't need "one more day" to get it out of your system! Today is the day!! Maybe it's day 1 or day 100 or day 1000...regardless the focus for all of us today is just to say Yes to meat and avoid things that make us not feel our best! Remember, you can do ANYTHING for just one day!! We are here to support you!!
I think in order to be successful this really has to become a lifestyle. In order to do that we often make a lot of changes and set some big goals. Remember that often times focusing on several different things all at once can be really overwhelming and even cause you to give up on everything if things don't go according to plan.
For August I want you to focus on only 1 non-negotiable thing. That means no matter what happens today, you will stick to that 1 thing!! For me it's "Stay Carnivore". Yes I have fasting goals, and exercise goals, and the plan is to not snack on cheese...those are all really great goals for me. However, no MATTER what happens...I will stay carnivore. If my fasting window gets blown, okay I stayed carnivore. If I skip the gym, okay I'll try again tomorrow but at least I stayed carnivore. I got stressed after a meeting and was snacking, okay but it was pork rinds and still carnivore so that's a win! Just let there just be ONE THING that keeps you grounded and motivated to move forward no matter what life throws at you today.
As you are planning what that 1 non-negotiable thing is, think about maybe your biggest temptation, or the one thing that keeps causing you to slip. What if you just didn't have that 1 thing...for one day! You would end today feeling amazing, and think about the momentum that could build! For those of you that have been here for a while share below some examples of your non-negotiable.
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Saturday! I hope you are all doing well. I know some people in the group have had some recent tough news for themselves or family members. It really puts the day to day issues we face into perspective, and reminds me to just focus on doing the best I can to be as healthy as possible. To those who are having a hard time, we are all here for you and sending you some prayers and support. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Just focus today on doing the best you can and remember that food isn't going to bring you the comfort you are looking for.
Here is a little video of Penelopes performance from her piano recital l last night, she's been taking lessons for about a year and a half. 🎹🤍🖤
*Livestream Monday night at 4pm pst/7pm est
My Mom arrived safely last night, we are looking forward to a fun visit with her. We saw her and of Aug in WV but last time she was in AZ was right before July 4th, which is the worst time of year in AZ because of the heat. We are excited to take lots of walks outside this week and enjoy the 'slightly' cooler weather.
Thank you to everyone that hung out on the Livestream last night. We talked a lot about meal prepping and then at the end I talked about my recent bloodwork results. I'll be expanding on that more in the future as I wrap my head around it.
Have you listened to any good podcasts lately? What shield I add to my current playlist?
Hey Y'all!! I had coffee today and some heavy cream. I don't regret it because I needed the boost of energy it gave me to get some stuff done. I'm working on getting my house completely in order; so that my husband can keep it that way while I'm recovering from my surgery. Along with baking a lot this week for others. Here's my accountability stats. Have a good night. BLESSINGS!!
Late Monday accountability
Worked up at 11am. And decided to drink some coffee with HWC and started cleaning. I did shores and ran some errands. Didn't eat until 5pm. My meal was 2 6onz ribeye and bacon. I ate some gouda bites here and there while moving around the house. No more meals today. I feel full.
Hope everyone had a great Monday.
